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New affordable housing community in Oshawa to benefit 50 local families
Posted on Monday, August 16, 2021 11:15 AM
The City of Oshawa is pleased to see Habitat for Humanity GTA begin construction on a new townhouse project that will bring 50 affordable housing units to our community.
Construction started this summer on the 50-home Habitat community located at 485 Normandy Street (near Dean Avenue) in Oshawa. Families are currently being matched for phase one of the three-bedroom stacked townhouse units expected to be completed in 2022.
The townhouses are being built on former City-owned land that was sold to...
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Emerald Ash Borer continues to impact City tree canopy
Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2021 09:45 AM
The City of Oshawa tree canopy continues to be impacted by the invasive insect Emerald Ash Borer (E.A.B.). As a result, community members may see forestry contractors in their neighbourhood removing ash trees that are impacted by the insect and potentially creating a risk to the public and/or the surrounding property.
Over the last 10 years, trained forestry staff, through ongoing maintenance and resident inquiries inspect the health of the more than 150 types of city trees. However, the tree...
Oshawa Animal Services reopens with a purr-fect new space
Posted on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 12:30 PM
Members of Oshawa City Council were on hand to celebrate the reopening of Oshawa Animal Services on Tuesday, August 10, which included small group tours of the newly renovated facility.
Located at 919 Farewell Street, the 16,500-square-foot facility has recently seen the addition of the following:
- Cat isolation room for client intake, as well as a cat adoption room
- Dog viewing area, complete with accessible meet and greet rooms
- Two new exterior dog runs
- New heating, ventilation and air conditioning...
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Downtown Action Plan “Plan 20Thirty” Steering Committee: call for applicants
Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2021 09:00 AM
The City of Oshawa is seeking applicants for its newest consultative committee, Group 20Thirty, the steering committee that will support the development of the new action plan for Downtown Oshawa, “Plan 20Thirty”.
The purpose of the Plan 20Thirty Steering Committee is to advise and collaborate on the analysis and background work that will form the basis of a new downtown action plan and strategy.
To view the previous downtown action plan, “plan 20Twenty”, and the Terms of Reference for the...
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Durham Region Notice: Area residents invited to participate in emergency preparedness survey
Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2021 10:00 AM
The Region of Durham, in collaboration with the Social Research Centre at Ontario Tech University, are conducting a survey to gather information about residents’ understanding of nuclear emergency preparedness.
Where: Complete the survey online, until September 2021.
Why: The Region of Durham is committed to making sure residents are educated and informed in the event of an emergency. This includes co-ordinating regional emergency response, maintaining the nuclear public alerting system, and...